Comments by "Cross Link" (@crosslink1493) on "Jimmy Carter's Consequential 4 Years || Peter Zeihan" video.

True that Nixon 'broke the ice' and 'opened the door'. That started negotiations on relations that ran through the Ford administration years, then the deal was finalized during the Carter administration, including the formal ambassadorships and the neutral position of the USA towards Taiwan (rather than outright support).
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@ElementaryWatson-123 I remember Iran, but as for the economic 'malaise' I thought that was ongoing from the Ford administration and actually started during the Nixon administration due to the Saudi oil embargo, ending of Vietnam (drop in weapons production), and the influx of Japanese products. It didn't end until Reagan got elected and started spending government money on all kinds of weapons that created all kinds of jobs; inflation was rampant but money was flowing into people's pockets. Bush41 was the one who ultimately paid for the economic malaise as the economy slowed to a crawl in his term.
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@Heldarion The way I've seen it written in historical reference was the Carter team bluntly told the Iranians if the USA hostages were not released before Reagan's inauguration day they would have to start negotiations all over again from the beginning with a Reagan team.
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